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in original paintings that J.W. has
curated for decades. Colorful archi-tectural
portraits by Kyle Highsmith
are placed throughout the home
alongside genre paintings of
Georgetown, South Carolina shrimp
boats by Joseph Cave.
J.W. treasures a landscape by
Sarah Blakeslee, wife of Francis
Speight, and a keepsake Minnie
Evans drawing — some of his favor-ites,
Lesli’s too, that she appropri-ated
from the Lumberton home and
hung in Wrightsville.
but J.W. says his favorite scene
is from the pier, looking back up
at the house as it comes alive in the
evening light.
On the grassy
bank, Andy
Cobb’s frog
footman holds
a lantern, a
welcome home
for the weary
mariner.
